"The intuitive network is an intelligent, highly secure platform — powered by intent and informed by context and Viptela's solution is perfectly aligned with that vision," said Cisco Senior Vice President Scott Harrell.

After a couple big acquisitions, Carbonite's new single channel program brings its three main product lines together as a way to help make it easier for partners to bring the right offerings to clients.

By building business applications that solve customer problems and running them atop CRM or ERP platforms, channel partners can set themselves apart and get better margins for their services, according to a panel featuring SAP and Salesforce leaders.

Sprint spent the weekend proposing a merger with Charter Communications, which declined the offer and announced its own wireless plans for its cable customers next year via an agreement with rival wireless provider Verizon.

XChange 2017 featured dozens of vendors – including Extreme, Ingram Micro, Ruckus Wireless and many others – promoting their automation platforms, data backups, cybersecurity solutions and other offerings. Here are 30 products that stood out from the pack.